Police Find Kitten And Make Her Their New Coworker

When Tara Atkins, a police dispatcher for the town of Tryon, North Carolina, came into work on Tuesday morning, she instantly noticed a new — and much smaller — employee in the office: a 4-month-old kitten.

“I came in at 7 a.m. and somebody was like, ‘Heads up, there’s a cute cat running around!’” Atkins told The Dodo. “She was friendly and warmed up to everybody right away.”

“Someone brought in a little ball for her and she just loved that,” Atkins said. “When she wasn’t rolling the ball around all over the place, she was sleeping in someone’s lap. We figured it was much better for her to be here with us than alone in a shelter.”

Since the cat wasn’t wearing an ID tag or collar, an employee took her to be scanned for a microchip later that morning — to no avail.

That’s when they decided to give the kitty a “job,” snapping pictures of her in various places throughout the office to post on the town’s Facebook page.

Sqweeks is now settling in with the family alongside their other cat and dog — and while it’s unclear if she has an owner, she’s getting plenty of cuddles to keep her happy, and the couple plans to adopt her if it turns out she was a stray.

“Tanya has been wanting a lap kitty for quite some time,” Atkins said. “Even if it’s just for a little while, she’ll definitely enjoy having her around.”

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